A total of 576 suspects were arrested yesterday (27) during the ongoing island-wide crime and drug prevention operations conducted by the Sri Lanka Police, the Police Media Division stated. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (1:34 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, Northern, North-Central, Southern, North-Western provinces and in Trincomalee district. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (2:11 PM)
The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers completed work to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (11:28 AM)
A jailor and a warden have been arrested following the death of a 37-year-old inmate at the Magazine Prison last evening (27), police said.
28 Apr 2026 (9:17 AM)
A man has reportedly died after being electrocuted by an illegally installed electrical wire fence used to protect a cultivated land from animals in the Yaya 6 area of Morawewa. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (12:15 PM)
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance is scheduled to convene today (28) to discuss the alleged theft of USD 2.5 million from the Treasury by an external party. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (10:19 AM)